This is an analysis of the poem Sensations Invented that begins with:

It is so clear,
What is here! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AAABBCB DEBCFD feecfX AAAbBCB DEBCFD XgbhfXh fgbXXAAABBCBeb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,6,6,7,6,7,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0011 101 101 101 01001 11010 0101 00010 101001101 1001110110 0100101 10010 0101001 010010 110011100 010010100100 1100010 111010 111000 0011 101 101 1101 01001 11010 0101 00010 101001101 1001110110 0100101 10010 0101001 11 010 01011010 11101011 00111 011000 110001 1000100101 01010001 1100110 0111111 0011 101 101 101 01001 11010 0101 0101010 11010101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 154
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 52
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word what is repeated.

    The author used the same word it at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Sensations Invented;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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